Shades of green

{{short description|Varieties of the color green}} {{Redirect|Gray-green|the bus operator|Grey-Green|similar terms|Shades of Green (resort)|and|Shades of Green (album){{!}}''Shades of Green'' (album)}} {{Redirect|Bright green|the position within environmentalism|bright green environmentalism}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox color | title = Green | image = Shades of Green.svg | hex = 00FF00 | wavelength = 520–570 | frequency = ≈526–577 | source = RGB color system | symbolism = [[nature]], [[environmentally friendly]], [[St. Patrick's Day]], [[Earth Day]], [[Christmas]], [[money]], [[Earth]], [[Spring (season)|spring]], [[health]] | caveat = Some tints and shades of green | cmyk = (100, 0, 100, 0) }}

Varieties of the color [[green]] may differ in [[hue]], [[colorfulness|chroma]] (also called saturation or intensity) or [[lightness]] (or value, tone, or [[brightness]]), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called [[tints and shades]], a tint being a green or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.

== Core definitions of green ==

=== Green (sRGB) === {{Anchor|X11 green}}

{{Infobox color | title = Green (sRGB) | hex = 00FF00 | source = [[X11 color names]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/*checkout*/xc/programs/rgb/rgb.txt?rev=1.1 |title=X11 rgb.txt |work=[[XFree86]] | access-date=5 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107061136/http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/*checkout*/xc/programs/rgb/rgb.txt?rev=1.1 |archive-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> [[HTML color names|HTML/CSS]]<ref name="css3-color" /> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }}

The color defined as ''green'' in the [[SRGB|sRGB color space]] is approximately the most [[Colorfulness#Chroma|chromatic]] green that can be reproduced on an average computer screen, and is the color named ''green'' in [[X11 color names|X11]]. It is one of the three [[primary color]]s used in the sRGB color space along with [[red]] and [[blue]]. The three additive primaries in the RGB color system are the three colors of light chosen such as to provide the maximum range of colors that are capable of being represented on a computer or television set. [[File:RGB illumination.jpg|thumb|left|Red, green and blue lights, representing the three basic [[additive primary]] colors of the RGB color system, red, green, and blue.]] This color is also called ''regular green''. It is at precisely 120 degrees on the [[HSV color space|HSV color wheel]]. Its [[complementary color]] is [[magenta]].

HTML/CSS uses the name ''lime'' for this color, using ''green'' to refer to a darker shade. See the chart [[X11 color names#Clashes between web and X11 colors in the CSS color scheme|Color names that clash between X11 and HTML/CSS]] in the X11 color names article to see those colors which are different in HTML and X11.

=== Green (HTML/CSS color) (Office Green) {{anchor|Office green}} === {{Infobox color | title = Green (HTML/CSS color) (Office Green) | hex = 008000 | source = [[HTML color names|HTML/CSS]]<ref name="css3-color" /> | isccname = Deep yellowish green }}

The color defined as ''green'' in [[HTML color names|HTML/CSS]] color standard is the color called green, low green, or medium green in many of the older [[list of 8-bit computer hardware palettes|eight-bit computer palettes]].

Another name for this color is ''green [[W3C]]'' or ''office green''. {{Clear}}

=== Green (CMYK) (pigment green) === {{Infobox color | image = File:SubtractiveColor.svg | caption = [[Cyan]], [[magenta]], and [[yellow]] are the three [[subtractive primary]] colors used in [[printing]]. | title = Green (CMYK) (pigment green)  | hex = 00A550 | source = CMYK<ref>{{cite web |title=Tintbooks – Get Accurate CMYK Color Results For Your Printing Projects |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310213952/http://www.tintbook.com/ |url=http://www.tintbook.com/ |url-status=dead |website=Tintbook.com |date=18 March 2007 |archive-date=10 March 2007}}</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }} The color defined as ''green'' in the [[CMYK]] color system used in [[printing]], also known as ''pigment green'', is the tone of green that is achieved by mixing process (printer's) cyan and process (printer's) yellow in equal proportions.

The purpose of the CMYK color system is to provide the maximum possible gamut of color reproducible in printing.

The color indicated is only approximate as the colors of printing inks may vary.

The color displayed is an approximation of the CMYK color on an RGB screen, and cannot replicate the color accurately. {{Clear}}

=== Green (NCS) (psychological primary green) === {{Infobox color | title = Green (NCS) | image = File:Opponent colors.svg | caption = Approximations within the sRGB gamut to the primary colors of the [[Natural Color System]], a model based on the [[opponent process]] theory of color vision. | hex = 009F6B | source = sRGB approximation to {{nobr|NCS 2060-G}}<ref>The sRGB values are taken by converting the NCS color {{nobr|2060-G}} using the "NCS Navigator" tool at [http://www.ncscolour.com/ the NCS website].</ref> | isccname = Strong yellowish green }} The color defined as ''green'' in the NCS or [[Natural Color System]] is NCS 2060-G. The natural color system is a color system based on the four [[unique hues]] or psychological primary colors red, yellow, green, and blue. The NCS is based on the [[opponent process]] theory of vision. The Natural Color System is widely used in [[Scandinavia]]. {{Clear}}

=== Green (Munsell) === {{Infobox color | title = Green (Munsell) | hex = 00FFB5 | caption = The hues of the [[Munsell color system]], at varying values, and maximum chroma to stay in the sRGB gamut | image = File:Twenty hues of the Munsell color system at maximum chroma.png | source = https://pteromys.melonisland.net/munsell/ | isccname = Brilliant green }} The ''[[Munsell color system]]'' is a [[color space]] that specifies [[Color|colors]] based on three color dimensions: [[hue]], value ([[lightness]]), and [[Colorfulness|chroma]] (colorfulness), spaced uniformly (in terms of [[human perception]]) in three dimensions in the Munsell [[color solid]]. In order for all the colors to be spaced uniformly, it was found necessary to use a color wheel with five, non-arbitrary, equally spaced primary colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

The color of the sample is the most [[Colorfulness|chromatic (colorful)]] green in the sRGB gamut that falls in the hue of 5G (primary green) in the Munsell color space. Munsell identified green as the “color of ordinary foliage” with a wavelength between 0.511 and 0.543 micron.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Albert Henry Munsell |url=http://archive.org/details/acolornotation00munsgoog |title=A Color Notation |date=1905 |publisher=G. H. Ellis Co. |others=Harvard University |pages=77}}</ref>{{Clear}}

=== Green (Pantone) === {{Infobox color | title = Green (Pantone) | hex = 00AD83 | source = [[Pantone]] TPX<ref name=pantonetpx /> | isccname = Brilliant green }} ''Green (Pantone)'' is the color that is called ''green'' in [[Pantone]].

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color # green C, EC, HC, PC, U, or UP—green.<ref name=pantonetpx>{{cite web |url=http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx |title=Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder—Type the word "Green" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear. There are six versions, all with the same color codes—C, EC, HC, PC, U, and UP. |work=[[Pantone]]}}</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Green (Crayola) === {{Infobox color | title = Green (Crayola) | hex = 01A368 | source = [[List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola]] [https://www.colorxs.com/color/green-crayola colorxs.com] | isccname = Strong yellowish green }} ''Green (Crayola)'' is the color called ''green'' in Crayola crayons.

Green was one of the original Crayola crayons introduced in 1903. {{Clear}}

== Additional computer web greens ==

=== Bright green === {{Infobox color | title = Bright green | hex = 66FF00 | isccname = Brilliant yellow green }}

'''Bright green''' is a vivid yellowish-green colour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hexful – Bright Green #66FF00 |url=https://www.hexful.com/?search=66FF00 |website=Hexful |access-date=2026-05-12 }}</ref>

=== Dark green (X11) === {{Infobox color | title = Dark green (X11) | hex = 006400 | source = [[List of HTML color names|X11]]<ref name="css3-color" /> | isccname = Deep yellowish green }} This is the [[List of HTML color names|X11]]/HTML color ''dark green''. {{Clear}}

=== Erin === {{Infobox color | title = Erin | hex = 00FF40 | source = Maerz and Paul<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 194; Color Sample of Erin Page 81 Plate 29 Color Sample F12; A deep tone of the color Erin is shown as lying half way between a deep tone of green and a deep tone of the color that is now called spring green, on the bottom row of color samples on the color plate, which represent the deeper tones of the colors between green and the color now called spring green.</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }} The first recorded use of ''erin'' as a color name was in 1922. {{Clear}}

=== Harlequin === {{Infobox color | title = Harlequin | hex = 3FFF00 | source = Maerz and Paul<ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''harlequin'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]]; the color ''harlequin'' is displayed on page 57, Plate 17, Color Sample K11.</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }} ''Harlequin'' is a color described as being located between green and yellow (closer to green than to yellow) on the color wheel. On color plate 17 in the 1930 book ''A Dictionary of Color'' (see reference below), the color ''harlequin'' is shown as being a highly saturated rich color at a position halfway between chartreuse and green. Thus in modern color terminology, harlequin is the color halfway between green and chartreuse green on the RGB color wheel.

The first recorded use of ''harlequin'' as a color name in English was in 1923.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maerz |first1=Aloys John |last2=Paul |first2=Morris Rea |title=A Dictionary of Color |edition=1st |year=1930 |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]] | location=New York |oclc=1150631 |page=57 plate 17 color sample K11; p. 196}}</ref>

Harlequin is a pure spectral color at approximately 552 nanometers on the visible spectrum when plotted on the [[CIE chromaticity diagram]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

Silver Patron [[tequila]] is sold in harlequin-colored boxes.

''Harlequin'' is also an adjective used to describe something that is colored in a pattern, usually a diamond-shaped pattern,<ref>{{cite book |last=Paterson |first=Ian |title=A Dictionary of Colour |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionarycolour00pate |url-access=limited |edition=1st paperback |year=2003 |publication-date=2004 |publisher=Thorogood Publishing |location=London |isbn=1-85418-375-3 |oclc=60411025 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionarycolour00pate/page/n205 198]}}</ref> as in the dress traditionally associated with [[harlequin]]s. Similarly, it can mean anything multicolored or prismatic, such as opals or other precious gems which are highly variegated in color and hue. In the early 2000s, a [[ChromaFlair|harlequin color]] paint was invented for automobiles that appears different colors from different [[angle of view|angles of view]]. {{Clear}}

=== Light green === {{Infobox color | title = Light green | hex = 90EE90 | source = [[List of HTML color names|X11]]<ref name="css3-color" /> | isccname = Brilliant yellowish green }} ''Light green'' is a light tint of green. {{Clear}}

=== Lime green (X11) === {{Infobox color | title = Lime green | hex = 32CD32 | source = [[List of HTML color names|X11]]<ref name=W3CCM>{{cite web |url=http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 |title=W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords |work=[[W3.org]] | access-date=8 June 2010}}</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }} ''Lime green'' is a vivid, yellowish shade of green named after the [[lime fruit]]. {{Clear}}

=== Neon green === {{Infobox color | title = Neon green | hex = 39FF14 | source = Layout Sparks<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.layoutsparks.com/1/234862/neon-green-default-layout-1.html |title=Neon Green Default Layout 1 Picture and Photo | Imagesize: Kilobyte |access-date=18 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111025509/http://www.layoutsparks.com/1/234862/neon-green-default-layout-1.html |archive-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }}

''Neon green'' is a bright tone of green used in [[psychedelic art]] and in fashion. Neon green became a signature of English singer/songwriter [[Charli XCX]] with the release of her 2024 album [[Brat (album)|''Brat'']].<ref name="gray-2024"> {{cite news | last1 = Gray | first1 = Madeleine | title = Brat summer felt like relief, like freedom. Pity it was killed, as many good things are, by a bank | date = 12 August 2024 | work = The Guardian | location = London, United Kingdom | issn = 0261-3077 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/12/brat-summer-charli-xcx-deutsche-bank | access-date = 2024-08-12 }} The neon green used is [[Pantone]]{{nbsp}}3507. </ref>

=== Pale green === {{Infobox color | title = Pale green | hex = 98FB98 | source = [[List of HTML color names|X11]]<ref name="css3-color">{{cite web |url=http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 |title=W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords |work=[[W3.org]] | access-date=13 June 2011}}</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }} This is the [[List of HTML color names|X11]]/HTML color ''pale green''. {{Clear}}

== Green in biological nature == {{Main|Green#Biology}}

Green is common in nature, especially in plants. Many plants are green mainly because of a complex chemical known as [[chlorophyll]] which is involved in [[photosynthesis]].<ref name = brit>[[The New Encyclopædia Britannica]]. Chicago: [[Encyclopædia Britannica]], 2002. {{ISBN|0-85229-787-4}}</ref> Many shades of green have been named after plants or are related to plants. Due to varying ratios of chlorophylls (and different amounts as well as other plant pigments being present), the plant kingdom exhibits many shades of green in both hue (true color) and value (lightness/darkness). The chlorophylls in living plants have distinctive green colors, while dried or cooked portions of plants are different shades of green due to the chlorophyll molecules losing their inner magnesium ion.

=== Acid green === {{Infobox color |title = Acid green |hex = B0BF1A |source = [http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Marker/Copic/Sketch-Markers/Acid-Green/Acid-Green.html Art Paints YG07S] |isccname = Strong yellow green }} '''Acid green''' is a shade of [[yellow-green]]. Sources differ as to the exact color, but those shown here are representative. {{Clear}}

=== Apple green === {{Redirect|Apple green|other uses|Apple Green (disambiguation){{!}}Apple Green}} {{Infobox color | title = Apple green | image = Granny smith and cross section.jpg | caption = A [[Granny Smith apple]] | hex = 8AB800 | source = [[ISCC-NBS]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220208/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-a.htm ISCC-NBS]}}</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellow green }}

'''Apple green''' is a representation of the color of the outer skin of a [[Granny Smith apple]]. A darker version of this color has been used for the [[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]] since June 1979, when the [[New York City Transit Authority|NYCTA]] decided to assign line colors to all the routes within the major trunk lines in the [[Central Business District]], plus different colors for services not entering [[Manhattan]]. By doing this, they scrapped the 1967 colors that were assigned separately to each service, it was also used on locomotives of the [[London and North Eastern Railway|London & North Eastern Railway]].

The first recorded use of ''apple green'' as a color name in English was in 1648.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 189; Color Sample of Apple Green: p. 61 Plate 19 Color Sample J6</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Artichoke green (Pantone) === {{Infobox color | title = Artichoke green (Pantone) | image = File:Artichauts (124872227).jpeg | hex = 4B6F44 | source = [[Pantone]]<ref name=PantoneArtichoke /> | isccname = Dark yellowish green }}

This is the color called '''artichoke green''' in [[Pantone]]. The source is Pantone 18-0125 TPX.<ref name=PantoneArtichoke>{{cite web |title=PANTONE 18-0125 TPX Artichoke Green |url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/18-0125-TPX |website=[[Pantone]] | access-date=27 February 2016 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326030649/https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/18-0125-TPX |url-status=dead}}</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Evergreen === {{Infobox color | title = Evergreen | hex = 05472A | source = [[PicMonkey]]<ref>[https://www.picmonkey.com/colors/green/evergreen PicMonkey]</ref> }}

'''Evergreen''' is a color that resembles [[evergreen]]s.

It is currently unknown when ''evergreen'' was first used as a color name. {{Clear}}

=== Fern green === {{Infobox color | title = Fern green | image = File:sa-fern.jpg | caption = [[Fern]]s at [[Muir Woods National Monument|Muir Woods]], California | hex = 4F7942 | source = Maerz and Paul<ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''fern green'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]]; the color ''fern green'' is displayed on page 65, Plate 21, Color Sample F5. Crayola's ''fern'' colour is a lighter shade.</ref> | isccname = Dark yellowish green }}{{Infobox color | title = Fern | hex = 63B76C | source = [[Crayola]] [https://www.colorxs.com/color/fern colorxs.com] | isccname = Brilliant yellowish green }}

'''Fern green''' is a color that resembles [[fern]]s. A [[list of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola crayon]] named ''fern'' was created in 1998.

The first recorded use of ''fern green'' as a color name in English was in 1902.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 195; color sample of Fern Green: Page 65 Plate 21 Color Sample F5</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Forest green === {{Main|Forest green}}

{{Infobox color | title = Forest green | caption = A forest in Germany | image = File:Feuchte-Senke-im-NSG-Grumsiner-Forst-Redernswalde.jpg | hex = 228B22 | source = [[List of HTML color names|X11]] | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }}

'''Forest green''' refers to a green color said to resemble the color of the trees and other plants in a [[forest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#svg-color |title=SVG Color Keywords, CSS3 Color Module, W3C Candidate Recommendation 14 May 2003 |work=[[W3C]] | access-date=6 January 2007}}</ref>

The first recorded use of ''forest green'' as the name of a color in the English language was in 1810.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 195; color sample of Jungle Green: Page 69 Plate 23 Color Sample L6</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Honeydew === {{Infobox color | title = Honeydew | image = File:Honeydew.jpg | caption = [[Honeydew (melon)|Honeydew melons]] | hex = F0FFF0 | source = [[Web colors#X11 color names|X11]] | isccname = Very pale green }}

The color '''honeydew''' is a pale, greenish [[off-white]] based on the color of the interior flesh of a [[Honeydew (melon)|honeydew melon]].

=== Jungle green === {{Main|Jungle green}}

{{Infobox color | title = Jungle green | hex = 29AB87 | source = [[Crayola]]{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} | isccname = Brilliant green }}

In 1990, Crayola named and formulated a specific tone called '''jungle green'''.

The first recorded use of ''jungle green'' as a name of a color in the English language was in 1926.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 201; color sample of Jungle Green: Page 87 Plate 32 Color Sample L12 Note: The Color Sample shown as Jungle Green in Maerz and Paul is the color shown in the article on "jungle green" as ''dark jungle green''.</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Kelly green === {{Other uses|Kelly Green (disambiguation){{!}}Kelly Green}} {{More citations needed section|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox color | title = Kelly green | image = File:Ireland 139 bg 061702.jpg | caption = Irish meadow | hex = 4CBB17 | source = [[canva.com]]<ref>[https://www.canva.com/colors/color-meanings/kelly-green/ canva.com]</ref> | isccname = Brilliant green }} [[File:ChicagoStPatricksDay2015.jpg|left|thumb|[[Chicago River]] dyed green for Saint Patrick's Day]]

'''Kelly green''' is an intense, pure green named after the common Irish family name, [[Kelly (surname)|Kelly]].<ref name="GiffordPeintre2018">{{cite book |last1=Gifford |first1=C. |last2=Peintre |first2=M.E. |title=The Colours of History: How Colours Shaped the World |publisher=QED Publishing |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-78603-418-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n8tjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA57 |access-date=10 June 2024 |page=57 |quote=Kelly green is a slightly brighter green than that found on the Irish flag. It takes its name from the common Irish surname Kelly. This name for the colour was first used in the United States, where many Irish people lived.}}</ref> It evokes the lush green [[Irish meadows]] and is also commonly associated with [[St. Patrick's Day]]. {{Clear}}

=== Kombu green === {{Infobox color | title = Kombu green | image = Kombu.jpg | caption = [[Kombu]] from the kelp species ''[[Saccharina japonica]]'', the source of most kombu | hex = 354230 | source = [[Pantone TPX]]<ref>[http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx Pantone TPX]</ref><ref>Type the words "Kombu Green" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> | isccname = Dark olive green }}

The color '''kombu green''' is a representation of the color of [[kombu]], edible [[kelp]] from the family [[Laminariaceae]] widely eaten in [[East Asia]].

The source of this color is the "[[Pantone]] Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #19-0417 TPX—Kombu Green.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx |title=- Find a Pantone Color – Quick Online Color Tool |website=Pantone.com |access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Laurel green === {{Infobox color | title = Laurel green | image = LaurelwreathDK.JPG | caption = A [[laurel wreath]] | hex = A9BA9D | source = Maerz and Paul<ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''laurel green'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]]; the color ''laurel green'' is displayed on page 67, Plate 22, Color Sample L1.</ref> | isccname = Moderate yellow green }}

'''Laurel green''' is a medium light hue of chartreuish gray similar to [[Shades of chartreuse#Asparagus|asparagus]], but lighter.

The first recorded use of ''laurel green'' as a name of a color in the English language was in 1705.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 197; color sample of Laurel Green: Page 67 Plate 22 Color Sample L1. The color displayed in the color box above as "laurel green" matches the color shown in the color sample in Maerz and Paul</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Mantis === {{Infobox color | title = Mantis | image = File:The Body Structure of Legend Praying Mantis 21.jpg | caption = A [[praying mantis]]. | hex = 74C365 | source = [[Xona.com color list]]<ref>[http://xona.com/colorlist/ Xona.com color list]</ref> | isccname = Brilliant yellowish green }}

'''Mantis''' green represents the green color of certain grass-dwelling species of [[praying mantis]].

The first use of ''mantis'' as a color name in English was when it was included as one of the colors on the Xona.com color list, promulgated in 2001. {{Clear}}

=== Moss green === {{Redirect|Moss green|the RAL color|RAL 6005 Moss green}} {{Infobox color | title = Moss green | image = Moss-covered grave, St. Mary's, Newent. - geograph.org.uk - 526488.jpg | caption = Moss-covered grave | hex = 8A9A5B | source = ISCC-NBS<ref name=ISCC-NBS>{{cite web |url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm |title=Ca through Cz |year=1955 |work=ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names |publisher=John C. Foster and Texas Precancel Club |at=color sample No. 26 |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730190624/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm |archive-date=30 July 2017 |url-status=usurped}} The ''ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names'' is a color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps.</ref><ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''moss green'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]]; the color ''moss green'' is displayed on page 65, Plate 21, Color Sample L2.</ref> | isccname = Moderate yellow green }}

'''Moss''' is a tone of green that resembles green [[moss]].

The first recorded use of ''moss green'' as a color name in English was in 1884.<ref name=MPMossGreen>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] p. 199; Color Sample of Moss Green: p. 65 Plate 21 Color Sample L2</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Mint green === {{Infobox color | title = Mint green | hex = 98FB98 | source = [[List of HTML color names|X11]]<ref name="css3-color" /> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }}

'''Mint green''' is a pale tint of green that resembles the color of mint green pigment, and was a popular color in the 1990s. {{Clear}}

=== Myrtle === {{Infobox color | title = Myrtle | image = 香桃木 Myrtus communis -香港公園 Hong Kong Park- (15121777668).jpg | caption = ''[[Myrtus communis]]'' leaves and flower | symbolism = [[Myrtus]] | hex = 21421E | source = ColorHexa<ref>{{cite web |title=Myrtle / #21421e hex color |url=https://www.colorhexa.com/21421e |website=ColorHexa |access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref> }}

'''Myrtle''' is a dark green shade that resembles the color of [[Myrtus]] leaves. {{Clear}}

=== Olive === {{Main|Olive (color)}}

{{Infobox color | title = Olive | hex = 808000 | source = [[X11 color names]] | isccname = Light olive | cmyk = (0, 0, 100, 50) }} [[File:NCI 2 green olives.jpg|thumb|Green [[olive (fruit)|olives]]]] '''Olive''', also called ''olive green'', is a dark yellowish-green color,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive |title=Olive – Definition of olive by Merriam-Webster |work=merriam-webster.com |date=31 October 2023}}</ref> like that of unripe or green [[olive]]s.

As a color word in the English language, it appears in late [[Middle English]]. Shaded toward brown, it becomes olive drab. {{Clear}}

=== Pine green === {{Infobox color | title = Pine green | image = File:A pine tree.JPG | caption = [[Pinus nigra]] | hex = 01796F | source = [[List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola]]{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} | isccname = Moderate bluish green }} '''Pine green''' is a rich dark shade of cyan that resembles the color of [[pine tree]]s. It is an official Crayola color that is this exact shade in the Crayola crayon, but in the markers, it is known as ''[[crocodile]] green''.

The color ''pine green'' is a representation of the average color of the [[Leaf|leaves]] of the trees of a [[coniferous forest]]. The color ''pine green'' was originally known as ''pine tree''. The first recorded use of ''pine tree'' as a color name in English was in 1923.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Pine Tree: Page 85 Plate 31 Color Sample L6</ref><ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 190; Color Sample of Pine Tree: Page 85 Plate 31 Color Sample L6</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Reseda green === {{Main|Reseda green}}

{{Infobox color | title = Reseda green | image = File:Wild Mignonette (Reseda lutea).jpg | caption = Wild [[Reseda (plant)|mignonette]] | hex = 6C7C59 | source = | isccname = Moderate olive green }}

'''Reseda green''', is a shade of greyish green in the classic range of colors of the German [[RAL colour standard]], in which it is named "RAL 6011".<ref>[http://www.ral-farben.de/content/application-help/all-ral-colours-names/overview-ral-classic-colours.html Overview of all RAL Classic colours]. RAL gemeinnützige GmbH. Retrieved January 2016.</ref>

The name derives from the color of the leaves of ''[[Reseda odorata]]'', commonly known as mignonette.<ref name=nik>Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi (2008). [https://books.google.com/books?id=r4R2Sl_hbTwC&pg=PA312 ''Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction'']. Amsterdam; Boston; London: [[Elsevier]]/[[Architectural Press]]. {{ISBN|9780750685023}}.</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Sap green === {{Infobox color | title = Sap green | hex = 507D2A }}

'''Sap green''' is a [[green]]-looking [[pigment]] that was traditionally made of ripe [[buckthorn]] berries mixed with [[alum]].<ref>''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' (1823), p. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.27604233?searchText=Thymbra+spicata&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DThymbra%2Bspicata%26scope%3DeyJpZCI6ICIxMDAwODE3NjciLCAicGFnZU5hbWUiOiAiRW5jeWNsb3BhZWRpYSBCcml0YW5uaWNhICgxNzY4LTE4NjApIiwgInBhZ2VVcmwiOiAiL3NpdGUvbmF0aW9uYWwtbGlicmFyeS1vZi1zY290bGFuZC9lbmN5Y2xvcGFlZGlhLWJyaXRhbm5pY2EvIiwgInR5cGUiOiAiY29sbGVjdGlvbiIsICJwb3J0YWxOYW1lIjogIk5hdGlvbmFsIExpYnJhcnkgb2YgU2NvdGxhbmQiLCAicG9ydGFsVXJsIjogIi9zaXRlL25hdGlvbmFsLWxpYnJhcnktb2Ytc2NvdGxhbmQvIn0%253D%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Ab37737ebc53fe037f2277c0ead5adc4b&seq=159 139] (s.v. Rhamnus) ({{JSTOR|27604233}})</ref> However, modern colors marketed under this name are usually a blend of other pigments, commonly with a basis of [[Phthalocyanine Green G]]. It is one of the greens used in ''[[The Joy of Painting]]''. {{Clear}}

=== Tea green === {{Redirect|Tea green|the hamlet near Luton|Tea Green, Hertfordshire}} {{Infobox color | title = Tea green | caption = [[Green tea]]. | image = File:2017 Kagoshima sencha - second infusion.jpg | hex = D0F0C0 | source = Encycolorpedia<ref>{{cite web |title=Tea green / Caparol 28/11 / #d0f0c0 Hex Color Code |url=http://encycolorpedia.com/d0f0c0 |website=encycolorpedia.com |language=en}}</ref> | isccname = Very light yellowish green }}

'''Tea green''' is a light shade of green. It is a representation of the color of brewed [[green tea]], i.e., the color of the hot green tea after the green tea leaves have been brewed in boiling water.<ref>I. Patterson, ''A Dictionary of Colour'', Thorogood, 2003, {{ISBN|1-85418-247-1}}, page 381. "tea green – The greyish green of green tea."</ref>

The first recorded use of ''tea green'' as a color name in English was in 1858.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Tea Green: Page 65 Plate 21 Color Sample C2</ref> {{Clear}}

== Green in non-biological nature == === Emerald === {{Redirect|Emerald green|the RAL color|RAL 6001 Emerald green}} {| class="wikitable floatright" |- ! Emerald as a quinary color on the RYB color wheel |- | {{legend|#66B032|green}} |- | {{legend|#539950|'''emerald'''}} |- | {{legend|#40826D|viridian}} |} {{Infobox color | title = Emerald | image = File:Mim emerald.jpg | caption = An [[emerald]] | hex = 50C878 | source = Maerz and Paul<ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''emerald green'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]]; the color ''emerald green'' is displayed on page 75, Plate 26, Color Sample J10.</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }}

'''Emerald''', also called ''emerald green'', is a tone of green that is particularly light and bright, with a faint bluish cast. The name derives from the typical appearance of the [[emerald]] [[gemstone]].<ref name="StClair2">{{Cite book |title=The Secret Lives of Colour |last=St. Clair |first=Kassia |publisher=John Murray |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-4736-3081-9 |location=London |pages=220–221 |oclc=936144129}}</ref> The first recorded use of ''emerald'' as a color name in English was in 1598.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 194; Color Sample of Emerald: Page 75 Plate 26 Color Sample J10</ref>

[[Ireland]] is sometimes referred to as the ''Emerald Isle'' due to its lush greenery. The May birthstone is emerald. Seattle is sometimes referred to as the ''Emerald City'', because its abundant rainfall creates lush vegetation. In the [[Middle Ages]], ''The [[Emerald Tablet]] of [[Hermes Trismegistus]]'' was believed to contain the secrets of [[alchemy]]. "Emerald City", from the story of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', by L. Frank Baum, is a city where everything from food to people are emerald green. However, it is revealed at the end of the story that everything in the city is normal colored, but the glasses everyone wears are emerald tinted. The [[Green Zone]] in Baghdad is sometimes ironically and cynically referred to as the ''Emerald City''.<ref>Chandraseekaran, Rajiv ''[[American imperialism|Imperial]] Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone'' 2007</ref> The ''[[Emerald Buddha]]'' is a figurine of the sitting Buddha, made of green [[jade]] (rather than emerald), clothed in gold, and about 45 cm tall. It is kept in the ''Chapel of the Emerald Buddha'' ([[Wat Phra Kaew]]) on the grounds of the [[Grand Palace]] in Bangkok. The [[Emerald Triangle]] refers to the three counties of [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]], [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]], and [[Trinity County, California|Trinity]] in Northern California, United States<ref name=Regan>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28354324 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203130327/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28354324 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |title=Pot growers thrive in Northern California: Cash crop now accounts for two-thirds of Mendocino County economy |first=Trish |last=Regan |publisher=[[CNBC]] | date=22 January 2009}}</ref> because these three counties are the biggest [[marijuana]] producing counties in California and also the US.<ref name=Regan /> A county-commissioned study reports pot accounts for up to two-thirds of the economy of Mendocino.<ref name=Regan /> ''Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development'' is a book published in 2010 by Joan Fitzgerald, director of the law, policy and society program at [[Northeastern University]], about [[ecodesign|ecologically sustainable]] [[city planning]].

An emerald pigment was invented in Germany in 1814. By taking acetic acid, mixing and boiling it with vinegar, and then by adding some arsenic, a bright blue-green hue was formed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/history/emerald.html |title=Pigments through the Ages – History – Emerald green |website=webexhibits.org |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> This toxic [[inorganic compound]] was marketed in England during the 19th century under the name [[Paris green]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/emerald-green-or-paris-green-the-deadly-regency-paint/ |title=Emerald Green or Paris Green, the Deadly Regency Pigment |date=5 March 2010 |website=Jane Austen's World |language=en |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> Victorian women used this bright color for dresses, and florists used it on fake flowers. It became notorious for causing deaths due to it being a popular color used for wallpaper.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.racked.com/2017/3/17/14914840/green-dye-history-death |title=The History of Green Dye Is a History of Death |last=Wright |first=Jennifer |date=17 March 2017 |website=Racked |language=en |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>

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=== Green earth === {{Main|Green earth}}

{{Infobox color | title = Green earth | hex = DADD98 | source = [[Derwent Cumberland Pencil Company|Derwent]]<ref>The color in the color box above matches the color called ''green earth'' in ''[[Derwent Cumberland Pencil Company|Derwent]]'' colored pencils.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}</ref> | isccname = Light yellow green }}

The color '''green earth''' is also known as ''terre verte'' and ''Verona green''. It is an inorganic [[pigment]] derived from the minerals [[celadonite]] and [[glauconite]].<ref>[http://colourlex.com/project/green-earth/ Green earth] Colourlex. Retrieved 29 August 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/overview/greenearth.html Green earth]. Pigments through the Ages. www.webexhibits.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Hooker's green === {{Infobox color | title = Hooker's green | hex = 49796B | source = [[Winsor & Newton]]<ref name=hookers-green-color>{{cite web |title=Colour Chart – Hooker's Green |url=http://www.winsornewton.com/products/acrylic-colours/galeria-acrylic-colour/colour-chart/hooker%27s-green/ |work=[[Winsor & Newton]] | access-date=29 September 2011 |archive-date=30 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530230403/http://www.winsornewton.com/products/acrylic-colours/galeria-acrylic-colour/colour-chart/hooker%27s-green |url-status=dead}}</ref> | isccname = Moderate green }}

'''Hooker's green''' is a dark green color created by mixing [[Prussian blue]] and [[gamboge]]. Hooker's green takes its name from botanical artist [[William Hooker (botanical illustrator)|William Hooker]] (1779–1832) who first created it particularly for illustrating leaves.<ref name="StClair">{{Cite book |title=The Secret Lives of Colour |last=St. Clair |first=Kassia |publisher=John Murray |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-4736-3081-9 |location=London |page=81 |oclc=936144129}}</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Jade === {{Infobox color | title = Jade | caption = Three color variations of [[jade]]. | image = File:Jade three colors.jpg | hex = 00A86B | isccname = Strong yellowish green }}

'''Jade''', also called ''jade green'', is a representation of the color of the [[gemstone]] called [[jade]], although the stone itself varies widely in hue.

The color name ''jade green'' was first used in Spanish in the form ''piedra de ijada'' in 1569.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 162—Discussion of color Jade Green</ref> The first recorded use of ''jade green'' as a color name in English was in 1892.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 197</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Malachite === {{Infobox color | title = Malachite | image = File:Malachite polie (République démocratique du Congo).JPG | caption = Polished [[malachite]] | hex = 0BDA51 | source = Maerz and Paul<ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''malachite'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color ''malachite green'' is displayed on page 79, Plate 28, Color Sample A9.</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }}

'''Malachite''', also called ''malachite green'', is a color that is a representation of the color of the mineral [[malachite]].

The first recorded use of ''malachite green'' as a color name in English was in the 1200s (exact year uncertain).<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 198; Color Sample of Malachite Green: Page 79 Plate 28 Color Sample A9</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Sea green === {{Main|Spring green#Sea green}}

{{Infobox color | title = Sea green | image = File:Green sea (5470187808).jpg | caption = Sea at [[Manuel Antonio National Park|Manuel Antonio Beach]], [[Costa Rica]] | hex = 2E8B57 | source = [[HTML color names|HTML/CSS]] | isccname = Strong yellowish green }}

'''Sea green''' is a color that resembles the hue of shallow [[seawater]] as seen from the surface. {{Clear}}

== Other notable green colors ==

=== Android green === {{Main|Android green}}

=== British racing green === {{Main|British racing green}}

=== Celadon === {{Main|Celadon}}

{{Infobox color | title = Celadon | image = File:Vase Phoenix Handles Celadon.JPG | caption = A [[celadon]] vase | hex = ACE1AF | source = Encycolorpedia<ref>{{cite web |title=Celadon / #ace1af Hex Color Code |url=http://encycolorpedia.com/ace1af |website=Encycolorpedia |language=en |access-date=21 October 2013 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906104727/https://encycolorpedia.com/ace1af |url-status=dead }}</ref> | isccname = Light yellowish green }}

'''Celadon''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɛ|l|ə|d|ɒ|n}} is a pale greyish shade of green, or rather a range of such shades. [[Celadon]] originates as a term for a class of [[Chinese ceramics]], copied by Korea and Japan. However, the name, which is European, may originate from the character Celadon in ''[[L'Astrée]]'', a French pastoral novel of 1627, who wore a light green color.<ref>Gompertz, G.St.G.M., ''Chinese Celadon Wares'', p. 21, 1980 (2nd edn.), Faber & Faber, {{ISBN|0571180035}}21</ref><ref name="StClair3">{{Cite book |title=The Secret Lives of Colour |last=St. Clair |first=Kassia |publisher=John Murray |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-4736-3081-9 |location=London |pages=232–233 |oclc=936144129}}</ref>

Celadon glazes were very common, with the green color being reliably produced from about the tenth century onwards; this was appreciated in Asia for resembling [[jade]], the most prestigious material of all. The [[ceramic glaze|glaze]] color comes from [[iron oxide]]'s transformation from [[ferric]] to [[ferrous]] iron (Fe2O3 → FeO) during the firing process,<ref name="dewar 2002 42">Dewar, Richard. (2002). ''Stoneware''. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|0-8122-1837-X}}, p. 42.</ref> but is affected by a wide range of other factors and chemicals, making the precise color very difficult to control. As well as green, a wide range of browns, yellows, greys and sometimes blues all count as "celadon".<ref name="StClair2" /><ref name="Vainker, S.J. 1991, pp.53-55">Vainker, S.J., ''Chinese Pottery and Porcelain'', 1991, British Museum Press, 9780714114705, pp.53–55</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Hungarian green === {{Infobox color | title = Hungarian green | image = Flag of Hungary.svg | caption = [[Flag of Hungary]] | hex = 477050 | source = Pantone<ref name="pantonegreen">{{Cite web|title=PANTONE 18-6320 TCX Fairway|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/18-6320-TCX|access-date=2020-06-18|archive-date=2021-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918145809/https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/18-6320-TCX|url-status=dead}}</ref> | isccname = Dark green }}

The web color '''Hungarian green''' is a dark green color seen on the national [[flag of Hungary]]. {{clear}}

=== Hunter green === {{For|people named "Hunter Greene"|Hunter Greene (disambiguation){{!}}Hunter Greene}} {{Infobox color | title = Hunter green | hex = 355E3B | source = ISCC-NBS No. 137<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-h.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220208/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-h.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=22 November 2012 |title=ISCC-NBS No. 137}}</ref> | isccname = Dark yellowish green }}

'''Hunter green''' is a color that is a representation of the color worn as [[camouflage]] by [[hunter]]s in the 19th century. Most hunters began wearing the color [[olive drab]] instead of hunter green about the beginning of the 20th century.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 162—Discussion of color Hunter Green</ref> Some hunters still wear hunter green clothing or hunter green [[bandana]]s.

The first recorded use of ''hunter green'' as a color name in English was in 1892.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 196; Color Sample of Hunter Green Page Plate 24 Color Sample C11—Hunter Green</ref>

Hunter green has been the official primary color of the [[Green Bay Packers]] since 1957, the [[New York Jets]] from 1998 to 2019, one of the two official colors of [[Ohio University]] and [[State University of New York at Oswego|Oswego State]], and one of the two official colors of the [[Phi Kappa Psi]] fraternity. It is also one of the main colors of [[Deerfield Academy]].

Hunter green is one of the colors defined by the [[bandana code]] of the [[gay]] [[leather subculture]]. A hunter green bandana, if worn on the left, indicates that one is a "leather daddy", whereas if a hunter green bandana is worn on the right, it indicates that one is looking for a leather daddy, i.e., looking for a "daddy-boy" relationship.<ref name="Andrews 2010">{{citation |last=Andrews |first=Vincent |year=2010 |title=The Leatherboy Handbook |publisher=The Nazca Plains Corp. |isbn=978-1-61098-046-3}}</ref><ref name="Hankycode on gaycitiusa.com">[http://www.gaycityusa.com/hankycodes.htm Hankycode on gaycitiusa.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206134258/http://www.gaycityusa.com/hankycodes.htm |date=6 December 2007 }} access date 30 March 2012</ref><ref name="Hankycode on leathernjonline.com">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081221143843/http://www.leathernjonline.com/hanky.htm Hankycode on leathernjonline.com]}} access date 30 March 2010</ref>

[[Prison uniform]]s issued by the [[New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision]] are colored hunter green.<ref>{{cite web |first=Christopher |last=Beam |date=3 December 2010 |title=When did prisoners start dressing in orange? |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/12/orange_alert.html |department=Explainer (column) |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | access-date=31 October 2017}}</ref> {{Clear}}

New York City uses hunter green on its [[construction site]] [[fence]]s and [[sidewalk shed]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribeca Citizen {{!}} Nosy Neighbor: Why Are Construction Fences Always Green?|url=https://tribecacitizen.com/2018/02/12/nosy-neighbor-why-are-construction-fences-always-green/|access-date=27 October 2020|website=Tribeca Citizen|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== India green === {{Infobox color | title = India green | image = File:1931 Flag of India.svg | caption = {{FIAV|historical}} The ''Swaraj flag'', officially adopted by the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1931 | hex = 138808 | source = [[:File:Flag of India.svg|Vexillological]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://colors.findthedata.com/l/477/India-Green |title=The Color India Green | Codes, Matching Paint, and More |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160827020106/http://colors.findthedata.com/l/477/India-Green |archive-date=27 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | isccname = Deep yellowish green }}

'''India green''', the color of the lower band of the national [[flag of India]], represents fertility and prosperity. It originates with a flag proposed by [[Mahatma Gandhi]], with green representing [[Islam]] and [[India saffron]] representing [[Hinduism]]. {{Clear}}

=== Islamic green === {{Main|Green in Islam}}

{{Infobox color | title = Islamic green | hex = 009000 | source = Encycolorpedia<ref>{{cite web |title=Islamic green / Caparol 34/05 / #009000 Hex Color Code |url=https://encycolorpedia.com/009000 |website=Encycolorpedia |language=en |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022205248/https://encycolorpedia.com/009000 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }}

The color [[green]] ({{langx|ar|أخضر}}) has a number of traditional associations in [[Islam]]. In the [[Quran]], it is associated with [[Islamic paradise]].

It was also chosen as a color by pro-[[Alid]] ([[Shi'a]]) factions. Thus in 817, when the [[Abbasid]] caliph [[al-Ma'mun]] adopted the Alid [[Ali al-Ridha]] a his heir-apparent, he also changed the dynastic color from black to green. The change was reverted when al-Ma'mun had Ali killed, and returned to [[Baghdad]] in 819.<ref>{{The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates | edition = Second | pages = 152–153, 161}}</ref> Green remains particularly popular in Shi'ite iconography, but it is also widely used in by Sunni states. It is notably used in the [[flag of Saudi Arabia]] and [[flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]]. {{Clear}}

=== MSU green === {{Infobox color | title = MSU green | hex = 18453B | source = MSU Brand Guide<ref>{{cite web |title=The MSU Brand – Design and Visual Identity |url=http://brand.msu.edu/design-visual/index.html#color |website=[[Michigan State University]] |language=en |access-date=11 November 2015 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910065856/http://brand.msu.edu/design-visual/index.html#color |url-status=dead }}</ref> | isccname = Very dark green }} Green and white are the primary school colors representing [[Michigan State University]]. The university [[board of trustees]] officially standardized MSU green as part of a larger university branding effort, replacing a lighter green (PMS 341) used from 1997 to 2010. The official color was chosen based on the traditional darker Spartan green found on the original university varsity letter jackets and marching band jackets. The official green of Michigan State University is represented by Pantone Matching System ink color 567 (PMS 567). {{Clear}}

=== NDHU green  === {{Infobox color | title = NDHU green | image = File:NDHU Internation GraphicSignature RGBxWhite-03.svg | hex = 0D5C33 | source = NDHU Brand Guide<ref>{{cite web |title=The NDHU Brand Identity |url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/405-1000-45040,c8810.php?Lang=zh-tw |website=[[National Dong Hwa University]] | language=zh-TW}}</ref> | isccname = Dark green }}

'''NDHU green''' is the official color of [[National Dong Hwa University]], adopted in 1994. The university officially set NDHU green as part of a larger university branding effort. It represents the books, forest of knowledge, and its campus with nature-based setting. {{Clear}}

=== Pakistan green === {{Infobox color | title = Pakistan green | image = File:Flig.jpg | hex = 01411C | source = Takhleeq<ref>{{cite web |title=T003 – Designing the Flag of Pakistan – Takhleeq |url=https://takhleeq.substack.com/p/t003-designing-the-flag-of-pakistan |website=Takhleeq |date=15 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | isccname = Deep yellowish green }}

'''Pakistan green''' is a shade of dark green, used in web development and graphic design. It originates with the field of green used on the [[flag of Pakistan]], only stipulated as "dark green" in the national [[Flag protocol|flag code]]. It is almost identical to the HTML/[[X11]] [[Shades of green#Dark green (X11)|dark green]] in [[sRGB]] and [[HSV color space|HSV]] values. {{Clear}}

=== Persian green === {{Main|Persian green}}

{{Infobox color | title = Persian green | hex = 00A693 | source = ISCC-NBS<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-p.htm |title=ISCC-NBS |access-date=6 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730090345/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-p.htm |archive-date=30 July 2017 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> | isccname = Brilliant bluish green }}

'''Persian green''' is a color used in [[Persian pottery]] and [[Persian carpet]]s in Iran.

The first recorded use of ''Persian green'' as a color name in English was in 1892.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; color sample of Persian green: Page 85 Plate 31 Color Sample H7</ref><ref>The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955), a color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps, now on the Internet—see sample of the color Persian green (color sample #159) displayed on indicated web page: {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170730090345/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-p.htm]}}.</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Rifle green === {{Infobox color | title = Rifle green | hex = 444C38 | source = Pantone TPX<ref>Type the words "Rifle green" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear. http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx</ref><ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''Rifle green'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]]; the color ''Rifle green'' is displayed on page 87, Plate 32, Color Sample A2.</ref> | isccname = Dark grayish olive green }}

The source of ''rifle green'' is the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list, color No. 19-0419 TPX—Rifle green.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx |title=Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder—Type the words "Rifle green" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear |work=pantone.com}}</ref>

The first recorded use of ''rifle green'' as a color name in English was in 1858.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 203; Color Sample of Russian Green: p. 87 Plate 32 Color Sample A2</ref>

Rifle green is so named from the distinctive color of the uniform of rifle regiments (a form of [[light infantry]]) of a number of European armies, and is still used as such by rifle regiments in many [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] armies, such as [[the Rifles]] and [[Royal Gurkha Rifles]] of the [[British Army]] and the [[Queen's Own Rifles of Canada]].

Rifle green was originally adopted by rifle regiments in the 18th century, including the famous [[95th Rifles]] of the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. As the traditional role of riflemen was that of [[marksman|marksmen]] and [[skirmisher]]s who attacked behind the cover of trees, a dark green uniform was adopted as an early form of [[camouflage]], as opposed to the colorful uniforms worn by other soldiers of the period. The vegetable based dyes used during the 18th and early 19th centuries were not [[color fastness|fast]], frequently fading after exposure to the elements to lighter shades of green or even brown. While this had advantages in terms of reduced visibility on active service, it did not make for a smart appearance on the peace-time parade ground. Accordingly, the color of the rifleman's uniform was progressively darkened until it approached black. After 1890 the development of chemical dyes permitted the adoption of the stable shade of rifle green now worn.

[[File:Prinsjesdag Ceremony-6.jpg|thumb|left|Dutch soldiers parading in rifle green uniforms]] Rifle green was the official uniform colour of the [[Canadian Forces]] (CF) after unification; it was thereafter generally referred to as "CF green". After the introduction of the [[Uniforms of the Canadian Forces#distinctive environmental uniforms|distinctive environmental uniform]] (DEU), rifle green remained as the uniform colour of the winter land environment DEU; a short-lived tan uniform was worn in summer. After the demise of the tans, the rifle green DEU was worn year-round. Rifle green was also the colour of the uniform worn by the Northern Irish [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] (RUC) until 2001 where the RUC was renamed the [[Police Service of Northern Ireland|PSNI]] and while the uniform color remained the same, terminology changed to "bottle green".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/patten_report/report/chapter20.stm |title=Patten Report |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In the U.S. armed forces, personnel qualified as special forces soldiers wear a [[green beret]], which has given them their nickname. Rifle green uniforms were issued to [[Hiram Berdan]]'s elite [[1st United States Sharpshooters|1st]] and [[2nd United States Sharpshooters]] during the [[American Civil War]].

Rifle green is 19–0419 TPX in the Pantone palette, or hex code #444C38 in the [[sRGB]] color space, as shown above. Despite being referred to as bottle green in some contexts, Pantone rifle green is a distinct shade from [[RAL 6007 Bottle green]]. {{Clear}}

=== Russian green === {{Infobox color | title = Russian green | hex = 679267 | source = ISCC-NBS<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-m.htm |title=ISCC NBS |access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019012859/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-m.htm |archive-date=19 October 2017 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>The color displayed in the color box above (color sample No. 136 on the ISCC-NBS color list) matches the color called ''Russian green'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]]; the color ''Russian green'' is displayed on page 83, Plate 30, Color Sample D7.</ref> | isccname = Moderate yellowish green }}

The first recorded use of '''Russian green''' as a color name in English was in the 1830s (exact year uncertain).<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 [[McGraw-Hill]] Page 203; Color Sample of Russian Green: Page 83 Plate 30 Color Sample D7</ref> The term appears to refer to the medium shade of green worn by most regiments of the Imperial Russian Army from 1700 to 1914. {{Clear}}

=== SGBUS green === {{Infobox color | title = SGBUS green | hex = 55DD33 | source = [[HTML color names|HTML/CSS]] | isccname = Vivid yellowish green }}

'''SGBUS green''' is the color voted by the public and used by [[Land Transport Authority|Singapore]] to color all its government-owned public buses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lush-green-picked-as-colour-for-new-singapore-buses-8153324 |title='Lush Green' picked as colour for new Singapore buses |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023175209/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lush-green-picked-as-colour-for-new-singapore-buses-8153324 |archive-date=23 October 2017 |date=11 March 2016}}</ref> {{Clear}}

=== Xbox green === {{Infobox color | title = Xbox green | hex = 0E7A0D | source = [[The Official Register of Color Names]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://color-register.org/color/xbox-green|title=Xbox Green|website=The Official Register of Color Names}}</ref> | isccname = Deep yellowish green }}

'''Xbox green''' is the shade of green used for the [[Xbox]] branding. {{Clear}}

== See also == * [[RAL 6001 Emerald green]] * [[RAL 6005 Moss green]] * [[RAL 6007 Bottle green]] * [[Lists of colors]] * [[Green pigments]]

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